Intensive Spanish + Business Spanish classes

The aim of the Business Spanish classes is to help improve your level of competence in many typical work-related activities such as participating in meetings, using the telephone for business, negotiating and selling, making presentations, etc.

You are also introduced to a wide range of business vocabulary and gain an insight into the sort of cultural differences that you may encounter while working or doing business in a Spanish-speaking country.

Note that you don't have to take business classes every week of your intensive course. You could, for example, take 4 weeks of intensive Spanish and just 2 of Business.

Our class hours are 55 minutes each, and we take a 20-minute mid-morning break.

470m speakers

For work and business in Central and South America, being able to communicate effectively in Spanish is so important.

With estimates of the number of Spanish speakers somewhere between 470 and 500 million, it's the second most widely spoken language in the world and he third most widely used on the internet, says Wikipedia.

You want a decent level of Spanish!

When can you begin?

If you already know some Spanish, you can start your course on any Monday* of the year.

If you have no previous knowledge of Spanish, pick from these start dates.

*August 15 and December 26 are national holidays. In those weeks, classes start on the Tuesday

Course prices and booking

In addition to the cost of your intensive course:

Intensive Spanish, 1 week €210

Business Spanish classes, 5h/week: add €220/week (2018: €225)

Business Spanish classes, 10h/week add €440/week (2018: €450)

Note that for stays longer than 3 weeks, we offer you a discount on our intensive courses (3-6 weeks: €200/week, for example).

Pick the accommodation that suits you best for your stay in Barcelona: we offer Spanish host families, shared flats or student residence (and you can obviously also arrange your own accommodation and just take a course with us).

The Business Spanish exam (optional)

The exam is organised by the Madrid Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the University of Alcalá.

The exam is available at two levels, Certificado Básico, and Certificado Superior. The former (Básico) recognises that students have a basic competence in Business Spanish which should allow them to perform routine tasks in a Business context. The second level (Superior) recognises a more advanced level of competence and familiarity with the technical language used in the Business world.

The exams are held in the school on dates which are flexible and available around the year..

Requirements

If you do wish to take the exam, you should have a minimum level of B1 or above, and will need a minimum of 20 hours of private classes.

Online Spanish level test

How good is your Spanish? Find out with our online level test (free, no registration required).